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Conference on liberation and reconstruction struggles in Southern Africa Conference on liberation and reconstruction struggles in Southern Africa
Call Number: AFR 035Format: Cass A & BCollection: African liberation movements
Continuation of AFR 034 See enclosed note in AFR 035 Conference on liberation and reconstruction struggles in Africa, particularly in Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Namibia. A representative of SWAPO (South West African People’s Organization) speaks about the international community being in solidarity with Southern African countries, and asks for support for SWAPO’s continued struggle for liberation in Namibia. A member of the Zimbabwe admission to the United Nations speaks about the bonds formed between liberation fighters in Africa and internationally. He speaks about the leaders of ZANU (Zimbabwe African National Union), the ANC (African National Congress), and the PAC (Pan African Congress). He speaks on the history of the struggles for independence and human rights in Southern Africa, and the contued struggle for liberation. Sylvia Baraldini of the May 19th Communist Organization speaks on the National Campaign in solidarity with the ZANU Women’s League. She talks about the lessons of the struggle for liberation in Zimbabwe and looks at the process of reconstruction. A permanent representative of the PAC of Azania to the United Nations speaks about South Africa. He comments on South African president P.W. Botha’s refusal to erode Apartheid through economic means. He talks about a socialist solution incorporating equal distribution of wealth and power, and calls people to work together to fight oppression.
IKWEZI: A Black Liberation Journal of South African and Southern African Political Analysis IKWEZI: A Black Liberation Journal of South African and Southern African Political Analysis
Year: 1978Volume Number: No. 9 JuneFormat: PeriodicalCollection: IKWEZI
In this Issue: Africanist Congress of Azania; the Marxist-Leninist Opposition in the Revisionist South African Communist Party; Azanian Class Struggle and South African Colonialism; Imperialism and Mineral Resources in Southern Africa; The Rot in the ANC of South Africa; Revisionism and the Cultural Revolution; Excerpts from a History of Swaziland; Steve Biko on Social-Imperialism; On the Theory of the Three Worlds; Interview with UNITA Commander; and more.
IKWEZI: A Black Liberation Journal of South African and Southern African Political Analysis IKWEZI: A Black Liberation Journal of South African and Southern African Political Analysis
Year: 1979Volume Number: No. 11 MarchFormat: PeriodicalCollection: IKWEZI
This issue is dedicated to the heroic people of Kampuchea now fighting the Soviet inspired Vietnamese colonization of their country! Kampuchea will be free again. In this issue: Sobukwe\'s Theoretical Contributions; Imperialism and the South African State; the South African brand of colonialism; A reply to Dr. Dadoo on alleged \"black chauvinism\"; Six examples of the imperialist nature of Soviet revisionism; The development of materialistic dialectics by the proletarian leaders; more
IKWEZI: A Black Liberation Journal of South African and Southern African Political Analysis IKWEZI: A Black Liberation Journal of South African and Southern African Political Analysis
Year: 1979Volume Number: No. 13 OctoberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: IKWEZI
Issue Dedicated to Zeph Mothuping and the Bethal 18. In this Issue: Problems of Fusion of Marxism-Leninism with the National Liberation Movement in Africa; Neo-Marxism and the Bogus Theory of \"Racial Capitalism\"; Sobukwe and his Ideas; South African Expansionism; China\'s Foreign Policy; more
IKWEZI: A Black Liberation Journal of South African and Southern African Political Analysis IKWEZI: A Black Liberation Journal of South African and Southern African Political Analysis
Year: 1980Volume Number: No. 15 OctoberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: IKWEZI
In this Issue: Political Mobilisation is Equally as Important as Armed Struggle; Peoples Movement in Azania in Upsurge; The Freedom Charter; Lenin: Apropos the Freedom Charter; A Brief History of Azania; The Role of Missionaries in the Conquest of South Africa; Kampuchea Atrocities Refuted at UN; Independent Zimbabwe; Brief History of Mazambiquan Revolution; Soviet Union Plunders Namibian Resources; more